How To Make Prawn Cocktail

There’s more than one way to make a prawn cocktail; this is the most basic version, which I think is all you need with two other courses on the menu. The quantities given below are enough for up to six prawn cocktails and any surplus cucumber, lettuce and tomato can be used to make a garnish or small side salad to go with the main course.

1. Step 1:

   In six wine glasses (or similar), wash and finely shred the iceberg, and make a little bed of lettuce at the bottom of each glass.

2. Step 2:

   Wash and slice the cucumber and tomatoes any way you like and mix with the lettuce, leaving about ½ in (1.25 cm) of room in each glass for the prawns.

3. Step 3:

   Blend the ketchup and mayonnaise together with a little lemon juice; fill the glasses to the brim with prawns, top with the dressing and sprinkle with a little paprika.

4. Step 4:

   Cut the whole lemon in half and take out the pithy centre by cutting a small V shape either side of the core. Cut each half of lemon into two or three wedges, carefully remove the pips and put a piece of lemon on each glass. Serve with thin slices of brown bread and butter cut into small triangles, crusts removed.